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Where does “рукавичар” come from?

рукавичар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ру́ка, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

рукавичар (Serbo-Croatian): glover, glovemaker

Definitions

  1. glover, glovemaker

Ancestry of “рукавичар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianру́ка—
2Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
3Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
5Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “рукавичар”

  • рукавичарски
Every word from Latvian wer- →